Diocese of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey
| Diocese of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey | |
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| Country | Dominican Republic |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Santo Domingo |
| Diocesan bishop | Jesús Castro Marte |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Gregorio Nicanor Peña Rodríguez |
| founding | 1959 |
| surface | 5,451 km² |
| Parishes | 36 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 619.420 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 513.996 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 83% |
| Diocesan priest | 25 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 20 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 11,422 |
| Permanent deacons | 2 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 25 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 60 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia |
| address | Apartado 1313 Ave. Dr. Vetilio Alfau Durán Esq. Daniel Herrera Higüey República Dominicana |
The diocese of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey ( Latin : Dioecesis A Domina Nostra vulgo de la Altagracia in Higüey, seu Higueyensis , Spanish : Diócesis de Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey ) is a Roman Catholic located in the Dominican Republic Diocese based in the Marian pilgrimage site of Higüey .
history
The diocese was founded on April 1, 1959 by Pope John XXIII. erected with the papal bull Solemne est nobis from cession of territory of the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo and subordinated to this as a suffragan . On February 1, 1997, the Diocese of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey gave up parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of San Pedro de Macorís .
Bishops of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey
Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia Cathedral in Higüey
- Juan Félix Pepén y Soliman , 1959-1975
- Hugo Eduardo Polanco Brito , 1975–1995
- Ramón Benito de La Rosa y Carpio , 1995–2003, then Archbishop of Santiago de los Caballeros
- Gregorio Nicanor Peña Rodríguez , 2004–2020
- Jesús Castro Marte , since 2020